Kwame Awuah-Offei, PhD, PE
Group leader
Dr. Awuah-Offei is the Union Pacific/Rocky Mountain Energy Professor of Mining Engineering at Missouri University of Science & Technology (Missouri S&T). His research facilitates sustainable decisions and mining processes.
Olanrewaju Fatoba, PhD
Senior Research Associate
Dr. Fatoba is a senior research associate at the O’Keefe Center for Critical Minerals. His research interests includes analytical chemistry, critical minerals, wastewater treatment, and nanotechnology.
Ioanna Paschalidou
Research assistant
Ms. Paschalidou is a PhD candidate in mining engineering. She holds BS and MS degrees in mining engineering. His research interests include life cycle assessment, critical minerals, and mining sustainability.
Hussam Altalhi
Research assistant
Mr. Altalhi is a PhD candidate in mining engineering. He holds an MS in mining engineering from Missouri University of Science & Technology and a BS in mining engineering from King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia. His research interests include optimization applications in mining and mine planning and design.
Cyrus Addy
Research assistant
Mr. Addy is a PhD student in mining engineering. He holds a BS in mechanical engineering from University of Mines & Technology (Ghana) and MS in electrical power from Newcastle University (UK). His research interests include robotics, object detection, artificial intelligence, human factors, miner self-escape, and mine health and safety.
Donya Otarod
Research assistant
Ms. Otarod is a PhD candidate in geology/geophysics and a Physical Scientist Pathway Fellow U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Minerals Intelligence Research Section.